Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video
Creator's tip (Beginning, middle, end): Beginning: the hook, the character and the place. Middle: the problem, the tries, the tension. End: the answer and the message. Show, don’t tell; one clear idea for a short video; plan → film → edit → share.
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- 1.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem is solved (b) meet the main character (c) tension builds up (d) the credits roll
- 2.📽️ For a 1-minute video, what works best? (a) ten ideas (b) every idea (c) one clear idea (d) no idea
- 3.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the credits roll (c) tension builds up (d) a second try fails
- 5.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) show the problem (b) wrap up the story (c) introduce the character (d) reach the big moment
- 6.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to grab attention fast (b) to hide the title (c) to test the mic (d) to make it longer
- 7.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “reach the big moment” or “solve the problem”? (a) reach the big moment (b) solve the problem
- 8.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “storyboard your shots” or “write a short script”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) write a short script
- 9.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) introduce the character (b) wrap up the story (c) solve the problem (d) hook the viewer
- 10.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) set up the goal (b) show where we are (c) an obstacle appears (d) meet the main character
- 12.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem gets worse (c) how things turned out (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 13.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 14.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “solve the problem” or “introduce the character”? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character
- 15.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 16.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) share it safely (b) edit the clips (c) write a short script (d) film the shots
- 17.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) cutaways (c) keyframes (d) credits
- 18.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “share it safely”? (a) edit the clips (b) share it safely
- 19.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “share it safely”? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely
- 20.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “show the problem”? (a) show the problem (b) introduce the character
- 21.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) choose your idea (b) share it safely (c) storyboard your shots (d) write a short script
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) the problem gets worse (c) a hook in 5 seconds (d) an obstacle appears
- 23.True or false: “show where we are” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem gets worse (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) set up the goal (d) meet the main character
- 25.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “wrap up the story”? (a) show the problem (b) wrap up the story
- 26.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) use only text (b) add more talking (c) switch the camera off (d) let pictures tell it
- 27.🔢 To make a video project, which is the FIRST step? (a) write a short script (b) share it safely (c) choose your idea (d) storyboard your shots
- 28.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) film the shots (b) storyboard your shots (c) edit the clips (d) write a short script
- 29.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) set up the goal (c) how things turned out (d) the problem gets worse
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) tension builds up (c) an obstacle appears (d) the problem gets worse
- 31.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a second try fails (b) show where we are (c) the problem gets worse (d) the problem is solved
- 32.🔢 To make a video project, which is the LAST step? (a) choose your idea (b) storyboard your shots (c) share it safely (d) edit the clips
- 33.True or false: “the credits roll” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a hook in 5 seconds (b) set up the goal (c) the credits roll (d) a second try fails
- 35.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) reach the big moment (c) wrap up the story (d) build up the action
- 36.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a second try fails”? (a) beginning (b) middle (c) end
- 37.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “a hook in 5 seconds”? (a) middle (b) beginning (c) end
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) meet the main character (c) a second try fails (d) set up the goal
- 39.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “how things turned out”? (a) middle (b) end (c) beginning
- 40.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) loud music (b) a long title (c) a problem to solve (d) ten transitions
Answer key
- meet the main character
- one clear idea
- beginning
- the credits roll
- wrap up the story
- to grab attention fast
- reach the big moment
- write a short script
- solve the problem
- True
- an obstacle appears
- a hook in 5 seconds
- middle
- introduce the character
- beginning
- film the shots
- cutaways
- edit the clips
- write a short script
- introduce the character
- share it safely
- a hook in 5 seconds
- False
- the problem gets worse
- show the problem
- let pictures tell it
- choose your idea
- write a short script
- the problem gets worse
- the problem is solved
- the problem is solved
- share it safely
- False
- the credits roll
- wrap up the story
- middle
- beginning
- a second try fails
- end
- a problem to solve
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